Guy Forsyth is turning 40 this weekend, and playing a birthday gig at Gruene Hall this Sunday at 4:00 p.m. If you'd like to send him a birthday greeting, send an email to nikki AT titanmusicgroup DOT COM by tomorrow, November 28, and they'll put it on his card.
Also, Guy will be playing at the Saxon on Friday the 28th, and will be doing two shows with the Asylum Street Spankers on Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Cactus Cafe. The Cactus is a pretty small venue, so if you plan to go, you should get your tickets in advance.
Hope you're all having a wonderful Thanksgiving, and check back here by the end of the weekend, when I'll have a new show up.
-The Reverend
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
This week in the Shack
The ninth annual Austin Lindy Exchange was last weekend, which meant that I spent all of my time dancing, deejaying, listening to fantastic local bands, and hanging out with friends from near and far. I had a fabulous time, although my bad knee has been unspeakably unhappy with me since Saturday night. I'm also tired as hell - the earliest I've made it to bed since everyone started arriving on Thursday has been around 4:00 a.m., and the latest was considerably later than that. It was really good to hang out with people, including some of my favourite deejays, and to reconnect with the dance scene, given that I'd been going through some burnout as of late.
I spent a good portion of my free time on Saturday working on a new set for the Shack instead of napping; however, this is not that set. This set is based off of my last dj shift at ALX last night (this morning, rather). More than any of the other dances, I love being at the final afterhours, when the excitement of the event has more or less gone away and things are winding down. It's when the sense of community I feel is the strongest, as people say their goodbyes, and there's often a wonderfully laid-back vibe to the event. I spun for the first hour, then Greg and Tina kept such a fine feel to the music that it was hard to leave, even though I was bone-tired and my leg was hurting too much to dance on the concrete floor of the venue; so I just hung out and chatted with friends from town, friends from out of town, and people I'd just met at the event. It's the kind of evening (or in this case, early morning) that you want to hang onto, and you can head for home carrying that sweet mellow feeling in your chest.
I had to balance the music between people who were looking for blues and those who were looking to lindy hop, so the blues in this set is mostly not the postwar Delta, Chicago, and Texas blues that usually make up the majority of my blues sets. There's a lot of jazz here, even in the blues songs, along with some nice hammond-driven tunes, a little bit of soul, and a little bit of gospel. The first fifteen tracks in the list are my set from the night, and I just tried to keep the groove going when adding on the next two hours.
As always, I hope you dig it.
1. Jimmy Witherspoon - Good Rocking Tonight (2:17)
2. Gary Clark, Jr. - Blue Light Boogie (2:59)
3. Michelle Shocked - Quality of Mercy (4:52)
4. Guy Forsyth - Adam's Rib (5:27)
5. Asylum Street Spankers - Since I Met You Baby (4:07)
6. Claude "Fiddler" Williams - A Smooth One (6:21)
7. Oscar Brown Jr - Signifyin' Monkey (4:00)
8. Peggy Lee - Cannonball Express (2:22)
9. Eden Brent - Mississippi Flatland Blues (3:13)
10. Ernestine Anderson - Goin' to Chicago Blues (4:52)
11. Marc Cohn - 29 Ways (3:05)
12. Guy Forsyth - You're Still Here (4:43)
13. Long John Baldry - Insane Asylum (5:31)
14. Preservation Hall Jazz Band - His Eye Is on the Sparrow (6:11)
15. Eric Bibb/Maria Muldaur/Rory Block - Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down (3:26)
16. Byther Smith - Give Me My White Robe (5:48)
17. Jimmy Witherspoon - My Money's Long This Morning, Baby (2:11)
18. Dr. John - Hello God (4:37)
19. Viktor Krauss - Big Log (5:07)
20. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Lenny (4:57)
21. Gene Harris, Jack McDuff, Niki Harris - Down Home Blues (7:00)
22. Shirley Scott - Messie Bessie (4:19)
23. Nina Simone - Jelly Roll [#] (8:14)
24. Jazz Me Blues Band / Yoko Noge - Rocks in My Bed (9:16)
25. Karrin Allyson - Everybody's Cryin' Mercy (3:59)
26. Jethro Tull - Stormy Monday Blues (4:07)
27. Nina Simone - Feeling Good (2:57)
28. Ellis Marsalis/Wynton Marsalis - Little Birdie (4:24)
29. Yoko Noge - Rack 'Em Up (5:03)
30. Joe Williams - Workin' (Work Song) (2:33)
31. Lou Rawls - I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water (2:38)
32. Ernestine Anderson - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (4:59)
33. Grassella Oliphant - Get out of My Life Woman (2:44)
34. King Curtis - Ode to Billie Joe (3:36)
35. Jon Cleary - Groove Me (3:26)
36. Karrin Allyson - (Pack Your) Suitcase Blues (3:24)
37. Shirley Scott - At Last (5:30)
38. Ollabelle - Elijah Rock (5:22)
39. Eric Bibb/Maria Muldaur/Rory Block - Rock Daniel (2:08)
40. Keb' Mo' - She Just Wants to Dance (3:28)
41. Ray Charles - What'd I Say, Pts. 1 & 2 (6:29)
42. Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free) (3:11)
(post-ALX 2008)
I spent a good portion of my free time on Saturday working on a new set for the Shack instead of napping; however, this is not that set. This set is based off of my last dj shift at ALX last night (this morning, rather). More than any of the other dances, I love being at the final afterhours, when the excitement of the event has more or less gone away and things are winding down. It's when the sense of community I feel is the strongest, as people say their goodbyes, and there's often a wonderfully laid-back vibe to the event. I spun for the first hour, then Greg and Tina kept such a fine feel to the music that it was hard to leave, even though I was bone-tired and my leg was hurting too much to dance on the concrete floor of the venue; so I just hung out and chatted with friends from town, friends from out of town, and people I'd just met at the event. It's the kind of evening (or in this case, early morning) that you want to hang onto, and you can head for home carrying that sweet mellow feeling in your chest.
I had to balance the music between people who were looking for blues and those who were looking to lindy hop, so the blues in this set is mostly not the postwar Delta, Chicago, and Texas blues that usually make up the majority of my blues sets. There's a lot of jazz here, even in the blues songs, along with some nice hammond-driven tunes, a little bit of soul, and a little bit of gospel. The first fifteen tracks in the list are my set from the night, and I just tried to keep the groove going when adding on the next two hours.
As always, I hope you dig it.
1. Jimmy Witherspoon - Good Rocking Tonight (2:17)
2. Gary Clark, Jr. - Blue Light Boogie (2:59)
3. Michelle Shocked - Quality of Mercy (4:52)
4. Guy Forsyth - Adam's Rib (5:27)
5. Asylum Street Spankers - Since I Met You Baby (4:07)
6. Claude "Fiddler" Williams - A Smooth One (6:21)
7. Oscar Brown Jr - Signifyin' Monkey (4:00)
8. Peggy Lee - Cannonball Express (2:22)
9. Eden Brent - Mississippi Flatland Blues (3:13)
10. Ernestine Anderson - Goin' to Chicago Blues (4:52)
11. Marc Cohn - 29 Ways (3:05)
12. Guy Forsyth - You're Still Here (4:43)
13. Long John Baldry - Insane Asylum (5:31)
14. Preservation Hall Jazz Band - His Eye Is on the Sparrow (6:11)
15. Eric Bibb/Maria Muldaur/Rory Block - Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down (3:26)
16. Byther Smith - Give Me My White Robe (5:48)
17. Jimmy Witherspoon - My Money's Long This Morning, Baby (2:11)
18. Dr. John - Hello God (4:37)
19. Viktor Krauss - Big Log (5:07)
20. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Lenny (4:57)
21. Gene Harris, Jack McDuff, Niki Harris - Down Home Blues (7:00)
22. Shirley Scott - Messie Bessie (4:19)
23. Nina Simone - Jelly Roll [#] (8:14)
24. Jazz Me Blues Band / Yoko Noge - Rocks in My Bed (9:16)
25. Karrin Allyson - Everybody's Cryin' Mercy (3:59)
26. Jethro Tull - Stormy Monday Blues (4:07)
27. Nina Simone - Feeling Good (2:57)
28. Ellis Marsalis/Wynton Marsalis - Little Birdie (4:24)
29. Yoko Noge - Rack 'Em Up (5:03)
30. Joe Williams - Workin' (Work Song) (2:33)
31. Lou Rawls - I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water (2:38)
32. Ernestine Anderson - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (4:59)
33. Grassella Oliphant - Get out of My Life Woman (2:44)
34. King Curtis - Ode to Billie Joe (3:36)
35. Jon Cleary - Groove Me (3:26)
36. Karrin Allyson - (Pack Your) Suitcase Blues (3:24)
37. Shirley Scott - At Last (5:30)
38. Ollabelle - Elijah Rock (5:22)
39. Eric Bibb/Maria Muldaur/Rory Block - Rock Daniel (2:08)
40. Keb' Mo' - She Just Wants to Dance (3:28)
41. Ray Charles - What'd I Say, Pts. 1 & 2 (6:29)
42. Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free) (3:11)
(post-ALX 2008)
Monday, November 17, 2008
In which there are delays
The new show will be up tomorrow or Wednesday night. Next week's will probably also be delayed because of Austin Lindy Exchange and the Thanksgiving holiday.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Something for your ears this spring
Local bluesman Seth Walker's new album, "Leap of Faith", should drop on March 3, 2009.
(Also, in the event that you're not coming to listen to me dj tonight, go see Seth at Momo's, and catch him again on Sunday at the Parish.)
(Also, in the event that you're not coming to listen to me dj tonight, go see Seth at Momo's, and catch him again on Sunday at the Parish.)
Daptone Records catalog on sale
(h/t Oliver at Soul-Sides)
The entire Daptone .mp3 catalog is on sale at Amazon for a limited time for $6.99 each. There's also a free 14-track sampler available for download from Amazon here.
Daptone is only one of two labels (the other being Stax) putting out new soul music where just seeing the label's logo will make me check an album out. Among their artists are Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators, and The Sugarman 3. If you dig the retro-soul movement, this sale is a great time to check out their remarkable collection of talent.
The entire Daptone .mp3 catalog is on sale at Amazon for a limited time for $6.99 each. There's also a free 14-track sampler available for download from Amazon here.
Daptone is only one of two labels (the other being Stax) putting out new soul music where just seeing the label's logo will make me check an album out. Among their artists are Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators, and The Sugarman 3. If you dig the retro-soul movement, this sale is a great time to check out their remarkable collection of talent.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Deejaying this Friday
I'll be deejaying (with, I think, DJ St. Patrick) for Kick Butt Blues at Kick Butt Coffee (5775 Airport Blvd. #725) this Friday night, starting at 9:00. Admission is $5
Sunday, November 9, 2008
This week in the Shack
I'd intended to put a set together in honour of Obama's election victory (hence Yes We Can Can and Everyday People right at the start), but sometimes the set has its own ideas about where it wants to go, so it didn't quite turn out that way. Nevertheless, I hope you dig it.
1. Allen Toussaint - Yes We Can Can (4:15)
2. Mingo Fishtrap - Land of Dreams (4:22)
3. Jon Cleary - Groove Me (3:26)
4. Sly & the Family Stone - Everyday People (2:22)
5. Greg Jackson - Aretha, Sing One for Me (3:00)
6. Tyrone Davis - Can I Change My Mind (2:45)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Happening Brother (2:43)
8. Curtis Mayfield - I Plan to Stay a Believer (3:15)
9. Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child) (6:15)
10. Lyle Workman - Funk McLovin [*] (3:22)
11. Kashmere Stage Band - Do Your Thing [Extended Version][#] (5:23)
12. Darondo - Didn't I (3:29)
13. Otis Redding - Change Is Gonna Come (4:16)
14. Wilson Pickett - Cole, Cooke & Redding (3:53)
15. The Staple Singers - The Weight (4:35)
16. Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man (2:29)
17. King Curtis - Soul Serenade (6:06)
18. Joss Stone - The Chokin' Kind (3:36)
19. Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (2:45)
20. Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping (3:28)
21. Joan Osborne - Sara Smile (3:36)
22. Bettye Lavette - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (2:11)
23. Martha & the Vandellas - (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (2:45)
24. Mavis Staples - Security (2:52)
25. Young-Holt Unlimited - Wack Wack (3:01)
26. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Tears of a Clown (3:04)
27. Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um (2:20)
28. Jackson 5 - Penny Arcade (2:41)
29. Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead (5:29)
30. The Temptations - Papa Was a Rolling Stone (7:00)
31. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain (2:31)
32. Aretha Franklin - Dr. Feelgood [Love Is A Serious Business] (3:22)
33. James Carr - The Dark End Of The Street (2:34)
34. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (7:32)
35. Mel and Tim - Good Guys Only Win in the Movies (2:46)
36. Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour [Live & Burnin'] [Live] (8:09)
37. Sam Cooke - Chain Gang (3:11)
38. Otis Redding - Try a Little Tenderness (3:49)
39. Baby Washington - Breakfast in Bed (3:10)
40. The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (2:45)
41. The Temptations - My Girl (2:57)
42. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine (3:13)
43. Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (2:49)
44. Clarence Carter - Slip Away (2:33)
45. Allen Toussaint - Soul Sister (2:49)
46. Bill Withers - Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? (3:12)
47. Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone (3:28)
48. Simply Red - Holding Back the Years (4:29)
49. Donny Hathaway - What's Going On (5:22)
(soul 7)
1. Allen Toussaint - Yes We Can Can (4:15)
2. Mingo Fishtrap - Land of Dreams (4:22)
3. Jon Cleary - Groove Me (3:26)
4. Sly & the Family Stone - Everyday People (2:22)
5. Greg Jackson - Aretha, Sing One for Me (3:00)
6. Tyrone Davis - Can I Change My Mind (2:45)
7. Marvin Gaye - What's Happening Brother (2:43)
8. Curtis Mayfield - I Plan to Stay a Believer (3:15)
9. Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child) (6:15)
10. Lyle Workman - Funk McLovin [*] (3:22)
11. Kashmere Stage Band - Do Your Thing [Extended Version][#] (5:23)
12. Darondo - Didn't I (3:29)
13. Otis Redding - Change Is Gonna Come (4:16)
14. Wilson Pickett - Cole, Cooke & Redding (3:53)
15. The Staple Singers - The Weight (4:35)
16. Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man (2:29)
17. King Curtis - Soul Serenade (6:06)
18. Joss Stone - The Chokin' Kind (3:36)
19. Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (2:45)
20. Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping (3:28)
21. Joan Osborne - Sara Smile (3:36)
22. Bettye Lavette - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (2:11)
23. Martha & the Vandellas - (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (2:45)
24. Mavis Staples - Security (2:52)
25. Young-Holt Unlimited - Wack Wack (3:01)
26. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Tears of a Clown (3:04)
27. Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um (2:20)
28. Jackson 5 - Penny Arcade (2:41)
29. Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead (5:29)
30. The Temptations - Papa Was a Rolling Stone (7:00)
31. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain (2:31)
32. Aretha Franklin - Dr. Feelgood [Love Is A Serious Business] (3:22)
33. James Carr - The Dark End Of The Street (2:34)
34. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody (7:32)
35. Mel and Tim - Good Guys Only Win in the Movies (2:46)
36. Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour [Live & Burnin'] [Live] (8:09)
37. Sam Cooke - Chain Gang (3:11)
38. Otis Redding - Try a Little Tenderness (3:49)
39. Baby Washington - Breakfast in Bed (3:10)
40. The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (2:45)
41. The Temptations - My Girl (2:57)
42. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine (3:13)
43. Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (2:49)
44. Clarence Carter - Slip Away (2:33)
45. Allen Toussaint - Soul Sister (2:49)
46. Bill Withers - Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? (3:12)
47. Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone (3:28)
48. Simply Red - Holding Back the Years (4:29)
49. Donny Hathaway - What's Going On (5:22)
(soul 7)
Sunday, November 2, 2008
This week in the Shack
Over the last two weeks or so, it seems like more than half of the listener hours on my station have come from either the Cleveland area or Canada. Welcome aboard, visitors from the Great White and (from what I remember of my early childhood in Dayton) Great Grey, North; I hope y'all continue to enjoy my tunes.
More blues this week, and I'm working on a soul set to put up next weekend.
-The Reverend
1. Buddy Guy - Done Got Old (3:23)
2. Skip James - Cypress Grove Blues (4:08)
3. Chris Thomas King - Come On In My Kitchen (4:25)
4. Jay Farrar - Outside The Door (3:56)
5. Eric Bibb/Maria Muldaur/Rory Block - Rock Daniel (2:08)
6. Cootie Stark/Kenny Wayne Shepherd/Neal Pattman - Prison Blues (4:38)
7. Willie Dixon - Tail Dragger (2:56)
8. Jimmie Vaughan - Slow Dance Blues (6:27)
9. Memphis Slim - Rolling and Tumbling (6:02)
10. Guy Forsyth - Patient's Blues (4:55)
11. Maria Muldaur - Tricks Ain't Walkin (4:33)
12. Shorty Long - Richland Woman (2:52)
13. Eden Brent - Mississippi Flatland Blues (3:13)
14. Herbie Hancock/Jonny Lang/Joss Stone - When Love Comes to Town (8:41)
15. Otis Taylor - Boy Plays Mandolin (4:00)
16. Taj Mahal - Honky Tonk Women (4:43)
17. Ray Wylie Hubbard - Purgatory Road (5:07)
18. Brother Yusef - Blues Is My Story (4:35)
19. Fiona Boyes - Chicken Wants Corn (4:03)
20. Maria Muldaur - Up The Country Blues (3:18)
21. Sidney Bechet - The Mooche (3:10)
22. Robert Johnson - I Believe I'll Dust My Broom (3:00)
23. Eden Brent - He'll Do the Same Thing to You (3:57)
24. Marcia Ball - Watermelon Time (4:04)
25. Professor Longhair - Tipitina (2:39)
26. Marc Cohn - 29 Ways (3:05)
27. Chris Thomas King - O Brother, Where Art Thou? [Acappella] (2:58)
28. Brother Yusef - Back At The Crossroads (3:45)
29. Keb' Mo' - Dirty, Low Down and Bad (3:08)
30. Delbert McClinton - Everything I Know About the Blues (3:31)
31. Koko Taylor - Stop Watching Your Enemies (5:15)
32. B.B. King; Tracy Chapman - The Thrill Is Gone (5:00)
33. Little Walter - Juke (2:47)
34. Walter Horton - Walters' Boogie (Instrumental) (3:08)
35. Asylum Street Spankers - Runble With Madcat (3:55)
36. Rory Block - Joliet Bound (3:13)
37. Cephas and Wiggins - Nine Pound Hammer (3:20)
38. Keb' Mo' - Love in Vain (3:05)
39. Willie Dixon - It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace) (4:26)
40. Muddy Waters - Bus Driver (7:47)
41. Howlin' Wolf - The Natchez Burnin' (2:09)
42. Chicken Shack - When My Left Eye Jumps (6:30)
43. Etta James - Crawlin' King Snake (5:32)
44. Taj Mahal - The Celebrated Walkin' Blues (8:51)
(blues 8)
More blues this week, and I'm working on a soul set to put up next weekend.
-The Reverend
1. Buddy Guy - Done Got Old (3:23)
2. Skip James - Cypress Grove Blues (4:08)
3. Chris Thomas King - Come On In My Kitchen (4:25)
4. Jay Farrar - Outside The Door (3:56)
5. Eric Bibb/Maria Muldaur/Rory Block - Rock Daniel (2:08)
6. Cootie Stark/Kenny Wayne Shepherd/Neal Pattman - Prison Blues (4:38)
7. Willie Dixon - Tail Dragger (2:56)
8. Jimmie Vaughan - Slow Dance Blues (6:27)
9. Memphis Slim - Rolling and Tumbling (6:02)
10. Guy Forsyth - Patient's Blues (4:55)
11. Maria Muldaur - Tricks Ain't Walkin (4:33)
12. Shorty Long - Richland Woman (2:52)
13. Eden Brent - Mississippi Flatland Blues (3:13)
14. Herbie Hancock/Jonny Lang/Joss Stone - When Love Comes to Town (8:41)
15. Otis Taylor - Boy Plays Mandolin (4:00)
16. Taj Mahal - Honky Tonk Women (4:43)
17. Ray Wylie Hubbard - Purgatory Road (5:07)
18. Brother Yusef - Blues Is My Story (4:35)
19. Fiona Boyes - Chicken Wants Corn (4:03)
20. Maria Muldaur - Up The Country Blues (3:18)
21. Sidney Bechet - The Mooche (3:10)
22. Robert Johnson - I Believe I'll Dust My Broom (3:00)
23. Eden Brent - He'll Do the Same Thing to You (3:57)
24. Marcia Ball - Watermelon Time (4:04)
25. Professor Longhair - Tipitina (2:39)
26. Marc Cohn - 29 Ways (3:05)
27. Chris Thomas King - O Brother, Where Art Thou? [Acappella] (2:58)
28. Brother Yusef - Back At The Crossroads (3:45)
29. Keb' Mo' - Dirty, Low Down and Bad (3:08)
30. Delbert McClinton - Everything I Know About the Blues (3:31)
31. Koko Taylor - Stop Watching Your Enemies (5:15)
32. B.B. King; Tracy Chapman - The Thrill Is Gone (5:00)
33. Little Walter - Juke (2:47)
34. Walter Horton - Walters' Boogie (Instrumental) (3:08)
35. Asylum Street Spankers - Runble With Madcat (3:55)
36. Rory Block - Joliet Bound (3:13)
37. Cephas and Wiggins - Nine Pound Hammer (3:20)
38. Keb' Mo' - Love in Vain (3:05)
39. Willie Dixon - It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace) (4:26)
40. Muddy Waters - Bus Driver (7:47)
41. Howlin' Wolf - The Natchez Burnin' (2:09)
42. Chicken Shack - When My Left Eye Jumps (6:30)
43. Etta James - Crawlin' King Snake (5:32)
44. Taj Mahal - The Celebrated Walkin' Blues (8:51)
(blues 8)
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